Noah Clarke

Noah Clarke (born June 11, 1979) is an American former professional ice hockey left winger. He played 21 games in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings and New Jersey Devils between 2003 and 2008. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2003 to 2013, was spent in the minor leagues and then in Europe.

Noah Clarke
Clarke with the Lowell Devils during the 2007-08 season
Born	(1979-06-11) June 11, 1979 (age 45) La Verne, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Los Angeles Kings New Jersey Devils HC Ambrì-Piotta Lukko Slavia Praha Augsburger Panther EHC München Belfast Giants
NHL draft	250th overall, 1999 Los Angeles Kings
Playing career	2003–2013

Biography

Clarke was born in La Verne, California. As a youth, he played in the 1992 and 1993 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Ontario, California.^[1]

Clarke made his NHL debut on December 16, 2003 against the Edmonton Oilers and ^[2] scored his first career NHL goal on March 12, 2007 against the Edmonton Oilers, becoming the first native of Southern California to record a goal for the Kings. Clarke was signed by the New Jersey Devils in 2007. In May 2008, he signed a two-year contract with HC Ambri-Piotta in the Swiss National League. In Ambrì, Clarke played with former NHL player Erik Westrum and was coached by the 1980 Olympic Gold Medalist John Harrington, he left on 17 December Ambri and moved to Rauman Lukko. The following season Clarke returned to Ambri before splitting the year again with HC Slavia Prague of the Czech Extraliga.

On July 16, 2010, Clarke signed a one-year contract as a free agent to play in Germany with Augsburger Panther of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. On June 29, 2012, Clarke signed with Belfast Giants in the British Elite Ice Hockey League.^[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1997–98	Des Moines Buccaneers	USHL		54	19	30	49	29		12	2	9	11	23
1998–99	Des Moines Buccaneers	USHL		52	31	32	63	47		13	8	2	10	16
1999–00	Colorado College	WCHA		39	17	20	37	30		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Colorado College	WCHA		41	12	20	32	22		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Colorado College	WCHA		42	13	24	37	32		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Colorado College	WCHA		42	21	49	70	15		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		3	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		2	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		71	25	26	51	24		6	3	1	4	4
2004–05	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		61	21	24	45	24		6	1	0	1	4
2005–06	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		5	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		69	14	30	44	33		7	4	4	8	2
2006–07	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		13	2	0	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		63	24	33	57	27		16	1	3	4	4
2007–08	New Jersey Devils	NHL		1	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Lowell Devils	AHL		47	14	17	31	25		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	HC Ambrì-Piotta	NLA		28	8	13	21	16		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Lukko	SM-l		25	2	7	9	10		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	HC Ambrì-Piotta	NLA		22	5	3	8	16		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	HC Slavia Praha	CZE		13	1	1	2	14		13	0	2	2	6
2010–11	Augsburger Panther	DEL		52	17	30	47	44		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	EHC München	DEL		18	1	4	5	10		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Belfast Giants	EIHL		52	21	37	58	26		4	2	2	4	2
AHL totals				314	99	131	230	133		35	9	8	17	14
NHL totals				21	3	1	4	4		—	—	—	—	—

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-WCHA Rookie Team	1999–00
All-WCHA Second Team	2002–03
AHCA West First-Team All-American	2002–03

References

1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
2. "Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings Box Score — December 16, 2003".
3. "Panther capture NHL player Clarke". Augsburger Panther (in German). 16 July 2010. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2010.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database